Dr. Preethi Weerasekera v. Dr. Reggie Perera, Director General of Health Services and Others – sllr 1999 volume 2 page 241

In the case between Dr. Preethi Weerasekera and Dr. Reggie Perera (Director-General of Health Services) and other respondents, the court addressed whether the petitioner satisfied the eligibility requirements, particularly Board Certification, for appointment as Consultant Rheumatologist, and whether the procedures of the Consultants’ Transfer Board violated fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. It was held that, although documentary proof of Board Certification was absent at the application closing date, subsequent evidence established the petitioner’s retrospective certification. The misapplication of eligibility criteria by the Transfer Board, which focused on documentation instead of actual certification status, was found to have infringed the petitioner’s constit